Egypt says Pope Francis will visit in April

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria with Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2013 (CNS)

Pontiff to meet Muslim and Coptic leaders during trip

Egypt says Pope Francis will pay an official visit to the majority Muslim nation during the final week of April.

Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said on Saturday the Pope’s visit will be in response to an invitation extended by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who met the Pope when he visited the Vatican in late 2014.